Paint-edging hand steadying device

Abstract

A device capable of acting as a guide for a paint brush during a paint edging process. It comprises a hand-stabilizing support body and means for attaching it to the heel pad of the hand that will be holding the paint brush. The hand-stabilizing support body has a top part and an arcuate bottom, said top part having a proximate edge, a distal edge, two opposing shoulders, one shoulder being taller than the other, and an arched surface between said two shoulders, said arched surface and said opposing shoulders forming an upwardly facing concave cradle for the support of the heel pad, having a length that extends the length of said hand-stabilizing support body along its z-axis. During use the arcuate bottom of the hand-stabilizing supporting body beneath the brush, rests on, leans slightly into and moves along the wall, using the wall as support during the paint edging process.

Accordingly, I claim: 
     
       1. A device capable of nestling a painting hand's heel pad and acting as a paint guide during a paint edging process, said device comprising a hand-stabilizing support body having a top heel pad receiving part and an arcuate bottom, said top part having a proximate edge, a distal edge, two opposing shoulders between said proximate edge and said distal edge, one shoulder being taller than the other, and an arched surface between said two shoulders, said arched surface and said opposing shoulders forming an upwardly facing concave cradle having a length that extends the length of said hand-stabilizing support body along its z-axis between said proximate and distal edges. 
     
     
       2. The device as recited in  claim 1 , wherein during use of the device for paint edging, the taller of said two opposing shoulders forming said upwardly facing concave cradle abuts the distal edge of the heel pad of the painting hand to support the ulnar section of the hand, during use. 
     
     
       3. The device as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the length of said upwardly facing concave cradle correlates to the length of the heel pad of the painting hand. 
     
     
       4. The device as recited in  claim 3 , further comprising means to secure said hand-stabilizing support body to the heel pad of the painting hand. 
     
     
       5. The device as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said hand-stabilizing support body is shaped as a half oblate spheroid. 
     
     
       6. The device as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said hand-stabilizing support body is shaped as a half spherical ellipsoid. 
     
     
       7. The device as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the length of said upwardly facing concave cradle correlates to the length of the heel pad of the painting hand. 
     
     
       8. The device as recited in  claim 7 , further comprising means to secure said hand-stabilizing support body to the heel pad of the painting hand. 
     
     
       9. A paint-edging, hand-stabilizing device capable of being secured on the heel pad of the hand of its user, to act as a fulcrum and support the dynamic tripod of the painting hand holding a paint brush against the wall beneath, adjacent, and above any wall, ceiling and floor line being edged comprising:
 a. a hand-stabilizing support body having a top heel pad receiving part and an arcuate bottom, said top part having a proximate edge, a distal edge, two opposing shoulders between said proximate and said distal edge, said one shoulder of said two opposing shoulders being taller than the other said shoulder, and an arched surface between said two shoulders, said arched surface and said opposing shoulders forming an upwardly facing concave cradle having a length that extends the length of said hand-stabilizing support body along its z-axis from proximate edge to distal edge; and 
 b. means for securing said hand-stabilizing support body to the heel pad of the painting hand. 
 
     
     
       10. A process of “cutting in with paint in preparation of rolling”, before painting a room using a roller, comprising the following steps:
 a. pouring about an inch or two of paint into a work bucket, from the paint container; 
 b. using securing means to fasten on the heel pad of the hand that will be holding the paint brush for the “cutting in with paint”, a paint-edging, hand-steadying device having a hand-stabilizing support body with a top part and an arcuate bottom, two opposing shoulders, one shoulder being taller than the other, and an arched surface there between, said two opposing shoulders and said arched surface defining an upwardly facing cradle such that upon fastening, the heel pad of the hand is nestled within said cradle, the tallest of the two shoulders abuts the outer edge of the heel pad of the painting hand to support the ulnar section of the hand during the “cutting in with paint”, and to allow the hand's thumb together with the index and middle fingers to extend beyond the proximate edge of the hand stabilizing support body and grasp the paint brush; 
 c. holding the brush by pinching it between the distal pads of the thumb and index finger and then resting the brush on the lateral distal interphalangeal joint of the middle finger; 
 d. loading the brush by dipping it into the paint in the work bucket; 
 e. placing the paint-dipped brush at the intersection corner formed by the two walls and the ceiling of a room; 
 f. resting the arcuate bottom of the hand-stabilizing supporting body beneath the brush, on and leaning slightly into the wall adjacent to the line formed by the wall and ceiling above it, to use the wall as support during the paint edging process; and 
 g. brushing along the line using said hand-stabilizing supporting body as a fulcrum for the steadying by, and moving of the painting and horizontally along the wall being painted, to insure accuracy of lines while diminishing stress and fatigue on the painting arm and back. 
 
     
     
       11. The process as recited in  claim 10 , further comprising placing the paint-dipped brush at the intersection corner formed by the two walls and the ceiling of a room, resting the arcuate bottom of the hand-stabilizing supporting body beneath the brush, on and leaning slightly into the wall adjacent to the line formed by two walls, to use the wall as support during the paint edging process, and brushing along the line using said hand-stabilizing supporting body as a fulcrum for the steadying by, and moving of the painting hand vertically along the wall being painted, to insure accuracy of lines while diminishing stress and fatigue on the painting arm and back. 
     
     
       12. The process as recited in  claim 10 , further comprising placing the paint-dipped brush at the intersection corner formed by the two walls and the floor of a room, resting the arcuate bottom of the hand-stabilizing supporting body beneath the brush, on and leaning slightly into the wall adjacent to the line formed by two walls, to use the wall as support during the paint edging process, and brushing along the line using said hand-stabilizing supporting body as a fulcrum for the steadying by, and moving of the painting hand vertically along the wall being painted, to insure accuracy of lines while diminishing stress and fatigue on the painting arm and back. 
     
     
       13. The process as recited in  claim 10 , further comprising placing the paint-dipped brush at the intersection corner formed by the two walls and the floor of a room, resting the arcuate bottom of the hand-stabilizing supporting body beneath the brush, on and leaning slightly into the wall adjacent to the line formed by one wall and the floor, to use the wall as support during the paint edging process, and brushing along the line using said hand-stabilizing supporting body as a fulcrum for the steadying by, and moving of the painting hand horizontally along the wall being painted above the floor, to insure accuracy of lines while diminishing stress and fatigue on the painting arm and back. 
     
     
       14. The device as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said hand-stabilizing support body is shaped as a half oblate spheroid. 
     
     
       15. The device as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said hand-stabilizing support body is shaped as a half spherical ellipsoid. 
     
     
       16. A device capable of nestling a painting hand's heel pad and acting as a paint guide during a paint edging process, said device comprising
 a. a hand-stabilizing support body having a top painting hand heel pad receiving part and an arcuate bottom, said top painting hand heel pad receiving part having a proximate edge, a distal edge, two opposing shoulders between said proximate edge and said distal edge, one of the two opposing shoulders being taller than the other to abut the distal edge of the painting hand's heel pad and support the ulnar section of the painting hand during use, and an arched surface therebetween, said arched surface and said opposing shoulders forming an upwardly facing concave cradle having a length that extends the length of said hand-stabilizing support body along its z-axis between said proximate and distal edges, and correlates to the length of the heel pad of the painting hand; and 
 b. means to secure said hand-stabilizing support body to the heel pad of the painting hand.